hokora; small wayside shrine
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
foil stamping; hot stamping; gold tooling (a book); gilt tooling
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
building with a gabled, hipped roof
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
pigment; paint; colour; color
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
sukashibori; fretwork; openwork
embossing a pattern; repoussé; drum signaling the end of a performance; serve (e.g. in tennis); drive (in golf); printout
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
nashiji; lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
mirror surface; lens surface
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
a long time ago; in those days
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
pointing out; identification
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)